Rizwan Azam (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani badminton player who also play in the Australian circuit, and was the National champion in both Pakistan and Australia. Azam was the men's doubles bronze medalists at the South Asian Games in 2006, 2010 and 2016, also in the team event in 2006 and 2016. At the BWF circuit, he was the men's singles champion in Pakistan International, also won the men's doubles titles in Syria, Maldives, and Pakistan.[2][3]
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| Country | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 289 (MS 15 October 2009) 110 (MD 16 September 2010) 102 (XD 22 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editSouth Asian Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
 Muhammad Atique
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 Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas
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17–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Sulehri Kashif Ali
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Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas
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14–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
Sulehri Kashif Ali
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Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar
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22–24, 16–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Pakistan International | Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
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21–15, 21–18 |  Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Syria International | Muhammad Atique
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 Diluka Karunaratne Dinuka Karunaratne
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21–9, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2007 | Pakistan International | Muhammad Atique
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Sulehri Kashif Ali Ahmad Muhammad Waqas
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17–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2008 | Nepal International | Muhammad Atique
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Akshay Dewalkar Valiyaveetil Diju
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21–19, 10–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Syria International | Muhammad Atique
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 Mohammadreza Kheradmandi Ali Shahhosseini
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19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Maldives International | Sulehri Kashif Ali
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Dinuka Karunaratne Niluka Karunaratne
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18–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2010 | Syria International | Sulehri Kashif Ali
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 Ebrahim Jafar Al Sayed Jafar Heri Setiawan
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2015 | Waikato International |  Michael Fariman
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Pakistan International | Sulehri Kashif Ali
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Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti Azeem Sarwar
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21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2016 | Nepal International | Sulehri Kashif Ali
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Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Pakistan International | Sulehri Kashif Ali
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Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti Azeem Sarwar
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Azam Rizwan". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Players: Rizwan Azam". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizwan Azam Playing Achievements". Melbourne Badminton. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
edit- Rizwan AZAM (2007–2016) at BWFBadminton.com
- Rizwan AZAM (2007–2016) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Azam RIZWAN (2008) at BWFBadminton.com
- Azam RIZWAN (2008) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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